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- High-Tech Glass Improves Patio Door Insulation, Efficiency
- Virginian - Pilot (4/21/2007)
- Q. We have an old sliding patio door. A. The problems you describe are typical with an old sliding patio door. There have been tremendous improvements in the energy efficiency, security and styling of replacement patio doors.
- Soothe Your Window Pain: Enter Hottest Room in House Contest
- U.S. Newswire (4/20/2007)
- This summer, VISTA solar control window film wants to soothe your window pain. VISTA will scour North America for the four hottest rooms, through the "Hottest Room in the House" contest. The four "hottest" submissions, to be announced on June 21, will win free professionally installed VISTA solar control window film, up to a $1,000 US / $1,150 CDN value.
- Glass block-from Pittsburgh Corning and other major manufacturers
- ebuild (4/18/2007)
- Glass block can be used for to create secure windows, room dividers, shower enclosures and many creative more features. Use convention glass block or mortarless glass block systems. Pittsburgh Corning and other major manufacturers offer a variety of glass block units, including low-E glass block. Key specifications include block type (solid or hollow), size, color, visual privacy rating and installation type.
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Henkel Introduces OSI WINTeQ Window Installation System
- ebuild (4/18/2007)
- Henkel announces the introduction of the OSI WINTeQ Window Installation System, the first three-component compatible window installation system. The new OSI WINTeQ system helps take the confusion out of product selection and increases protection against homebuyers' biggest concerns - energy loss and water penetration - in three straightforward steps: Flash, Seal, Foam.
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Gorell First Window Manufacturer to recieve ENERGY STAR "Sustained Excellence Award"
- ebuild (4/16/2007)
- Gorell Enterprises, Inc., was recently honored with the prestigious "Sustained Excellence" Award by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency for its record of manufacturing highly energy-efficient windows as well as the company's work in promoting the ENERGY STAR program. Gorell became the first window manufacturer in the country to receive this distinction, an honor bestowed on organizations that win ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year three or more consecutive times.
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Gorell Grand Additions Introduces Important New Product Enhancement
- eplans (4/16/2007)
- Gorell Grand Additions has announced a major enhancement to its Presidential and U.S. sunroom series. These rooms now feature the Tuff-Kote Gold foam roof system that provides homeowners with numerous benefits, including improved thermal performance and a more attractive appearance. This unique snap-lock style foam roof system offers homeowners a choice of 3-inch-thick panels--with an R-value of 12.75--or 4-inch-thick panels with an R-value of 17 for greater thermal efficiency and enhanced comfort in their sunrooms.
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Gorell Windows and Doors Enters New Five-Year Agreement that Expands its Exclusive Partnership with the National Crime Prevention Council
- ebuild (4/16/2007)
- Gorell Windows and Doors has entered a new five-year agreement with the National Crime Prevention Council to expand upon the exclusive partnership the two organizations have had since 2003. The alliance serves as a catalyst for educating citizens about home crime prevention strategies, particularly around window and door security. One of the primary components of the new agreement is a program that will allow Gorell's network of dealers and distributors to further promote NCPC and the organization's crime prevention icon, McGruff the Crime Dog.
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JELD-WEN NewsroomTrendsTop Trends for 2007: Number 3 - Welcome Generation Young
- ebuild (4/16/2007)
- While exact age definitions of Generations X and Y are debatable, there's no doubt that they are having a major impact on the future of housing. According to a report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, people under 35 are making the greatest gains in homeownership rates in the United States. The youngest of this group of buyers, the children of the baby boomers, are shunning rent payments and taking advantage of low-cost finance options to get into homeownership at increasingly young ages.
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New Gorell Armor Max Plus Hurricane Windows Provide Maximum Protection, Beauty, Thermal Performance and More
- ebuild (4/16/2007)
- Gorell Windows and Doors has introduced a completely new line of vinyl hurricane windows--Armor Max Plus products--that protects homeowners and their homes from airborne debris during hurricane-strength storms and other forms of violent weather. Every window model in the new series--including a double-hung with tilt-in sash, two- and three-lite lift-out sliders and a picture window--is designed to pass ASTM Large Missile Impact Level "D" testing, which allows them to be installed anywhere needing hurricane protection, right up to the coastline.
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Pella Organizations Offer Community Electronic Recycling Event
- ebuild (4/16/2007)
- Pella Corporation, the City of Pella Public Works, and Vermeer Manufacturing Company have partnered to sponsor Pella's third annual Electronic Recycling Day (eCycling Day). The event will take place on April 21, 2007, from 9 a.m. to noon at a designated area of the Pella Corporation parking lot in Pella. Participating Pella businesses and organizations planned the event to raise awareness for the need to safely recycle obsolete electronics and to provide a means for local residents to help protect the environment and easily participate in the community's e-cycling efforts.
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